Author name: EvoAdapta

The Legacy of Medieval Spain Hidden in Bearded Vulture Nests

The EvoAdapta Group at the University of Cantabria leads the study confirming that the nests of this European vulture—one of the continent’s most endangered species—act as “time capsules” preserving valuable ecological information and the most unexpected human-made objects. A pioneering interdisciplinary investigation, published in the journal Ecology, has redefined the role of the bearded vulture […]

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Prehistory and Gastronomy of Cantabria Inspire the Japanese Tourism Sector

The PrehGastro model, which brings together prehistoric science and Cantabrian gastronomy, travels to the cradle of Japanese civilization to inspire and train its tourism and heritage experts. In the heart of Japan, where millennia‑old tradition meets cutting‑edge innovation, an intriguing cultural exchange has taken shape. Ana Belén Marín Arroyo, director of the EvoAdapta Group at

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Whales and humans connected: Paleolithic tools in the Bay of Biscay

Researchers from the EvoAdapta Group at UC contribute to uncovering the links between humans and whales in the Bay of Biscay at the end of the Paleolithic Between 20,000 and 14,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers living around the Bay of Biscay took advantage of the carcasses of at least five whale species, not only to extract

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Borja González Rabanal

Human migrations between the coast and the interior of the Iberian Peninsula at the end of Prehistory confirmed

A pioneering study by the EvoAdapta Group at the University of Cantabria creates the first sulfur isotopic map proving human migrations during the Late Prehistory A team from the EvoAdapta Group at the University of Cantabria, together with collaborators from national institutions (University of Valladolid; University of Burgos; University of Oviedo; Junta de Castilla y

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Foto: De izquierda a derecha, Conchi López, rectora de la UC; Ana Belén Marín Arroyo, nueva catedrática de Prehistoria; y Julio Álvarez, secretario general de la UC.

Ana B. Marín-Arroyo takes office as Professor of Prehistory at the University of Cantabria

Ana B. Marín-Arroyo has taken up the Chair of Prehistory at the University of Cantabria. After defending her chair on July 17, the director of the EvoAdapta Group officially took office yesterday. A graduate in History and PhD from the University of Cantabria (UC), Marín-Arroyo carries out her teaching and research work in the Department

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Ana B- Marín Arroyo y Leire Torres Iglesias en el ESHE 2025

EvoAdapta at ESHE 2025

At ESHE 2025, several members of the EvoAdapta Group shared their findings and took part in highly relevant scientific exchanges on the Late Pleistocene. The team’s presence provided the opportunity to present new methodological approaches and case studies that integrate paleoecology, paleoproteomics, and archaeozoology, highlighting advances with an impact on interpreting ecological and human processes

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